We performed a comparison between Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall and Fortinet FortiGate based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Firewalls solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I don't have anything bad to say about the product. I absolutely love it."
"The product's initial setup phase is easy."
"The feature that we like the most about Forcepoint is that we know the technology and have confidence in it. We can have several functionalities to simplify operations and management. We can combine functionalities like log ownership to review the number of devices in the infrastructure."
"Forcepoint is a good, stable solution."
"Technical support has been quite helpful in the past."
"When our customer needs some optimization, along with performance and security. If they want everything in one package, I recommend Forcepoint because they have everything."
"It is stable and scalable. In addition, their support is great. When you ask them for something, they provide support, and if required, they also involve the R&D team to help you to resolve the issues in your configuration."
"Forcepoint is a complete package because it has network and systems applications. Other firewalls are only for the network."
"The features that prevent internet connections, the filtering are the most valuable because we did not have any internet protection before."
"Allows for firewall rules to be programmed and named in a way that makes it “readable”"
"We've found the solution to be pretty stable."
"Provides good firewall security and has great VPN features."
"There are lots of features and most of them are deployed for internet security. Users are protected if they accidentally go to some malicious sites."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiGate are it is one of the most mature firewalls in the UTM bundle."
"The most valuable features are that it is very simple to configure and to manage."
"The most valuable features are SD-WAN, application control, IPS control, and FortiSandbox."
"Next Generation Firewall's configuration could be improved."
"They should have a local vendor who can provide support. Most of the support is overseas, so the time zones can be a problem."
"I would like to see more sizing in the next release, and the roadmap should be clear."
"Forcepoint is a little difficult to configure compared to its competitors."
"Management could be better. They can improve the management. I think all our customers can't accept firewalls that have standalone management. So, they prefer Fortinet or Palo Alto. But overall, inspection and other features are working fine."
"My team is looking for more throughput and better integration with our security framework."
"The solution needs to build upon its network functionality. It needs to be a bit smarter."
"The interface is complicated. It's difficult to locate all the necessary menus and functions."
"Due to its higher cost, Fortinet FortiGate can lead to increased operational expenses."
"FortiGate is really good. We have been using it for quite some time. Initially, when we started off, we had around 70 plus devices of FortiGate, but then Check Point and Palo Alto took over the place. From the product perspective, there are no issues, but from the account perspective, we have had issues. Fortinet's presence in our company is very less. I don't see any Fortinet account managers talking to us, and that presence has diluted in the last two and a half or three years. We have close to 1,500 firewalls. Out of these, 60% of firewalls are from Palo Alto, and a few firewalls are from Check Point. FortiGate firewalls are very less now. It is not because of the product; it is because of the relationship. I don't think they had a good relationship with us, and there was some kind of disconnect for a very long time. The relationship between their accounts team and my leadership team seems to be the reason for phasing out FortiGate."
"I would like reporting to be improved and should offer a lot more tools to monitor the products."
"The product does need better support in the cloud environment. It's not exactly cloud-native right now."
"Currently, FortiGate is providing SSL VPN. But they're missing some features that are available in Palo Alto's SSL VPN."
"Difficult to add or define, and not that easy to configure and manage."
"They need faster serviceability and more security features."
"It should provide better visibility over the network and more information in the form of reports for the end users. Its installation should also be easier."
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Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is ranked 25th in Firewalls with 40 reviews while Fortinet FortiGate is ranked 2nd in Firewalls with 306 reviews. Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is rated 7.6, while Fortinet FortiGate is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall writes "Provides decent protection for the LAN but complicated interface". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiGate writes "It's a reliable solution that's easy to install and cheaper than competitors ". Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall is most compared with Palo Alto Networks Advanced Threat Prevention, Check Point NGFW, Cisco Secure Firewall, Sophos XG and Netgate pfSense, whereas Fortinet FortiGate is most compared with Sophos XG, Cisco Secure Firewall, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX and WatchGuard Firebox. See our Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall vs. Fortinet FortiGate report.
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